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Dynamic relationships between oil revenues, government spending and economic growth in an oil-dependent economy

Hamdi, Helmi; Sbia, Rashid - In: Economic Modelling 35 (2013) C, pp. 118-125

The aim of this paper is to empirically examine the dynamic relationships between oil revenues, government spending and economic growth in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Oil revenues are the main source of financing government expenditures and imports of good and services. Increasing oil prices in the...

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Should the US streamline its tax system? Analysis on an endogenous growth model

Gómez, Manuel A.; Sequeira, Tiago N. - In: Economic Modelling 37 (2014) C, pp. 113-119

We evaluate the growth and welfare effects of budget-neutral reforms in the US tax system. Large gains in welfare and growth could result from adopting a consumption-based tax system. In contrast, significant welfare and growth losses would follow after implementing an income tax-based reform....

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Regional convergence and agglomeration in Argentina : a spatial panel data approach

Madariaga, Nicole; Montout, Sylvie; Ollivaud, Patrice - HAL - 2005

This paper examines the per capita income convergence process among 23 Argentinian provinces over the period 1983 … conditional convergence process between Argentinian provinces and a positive and significant impact of agglomeration variables on … underestimates the speed of convergence specifically for provinces which are distant from Buenos Aires. Moreover, we improve …

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Knowledge Structure and Regional Economic Growth: The French case

Quatraro, Francesco - HAL - 2011

The paper investigate the effects of knowledge on economic growth at the regional level Methodology approach: We elaborate a view on knowledge as the result of a combinatorial search activity and implement indicators synthesizing the network architecture of knowledge structure Findings:...

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Institutions and geography: Empirical test of spatial growth models for European regions

Arbia, Giuseppe; Battisti, Michele; Di Vaio, Gianfranco - In: Economic Modelling 27 (2010) 1, pp. 12-21

the regional output per worker and raises the speed of convergence. By contrast, the pure geographical metrics is … underperforming, while underestimating the convergence dynamics. …

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Knowledge Coherence, Variety and economic Growth: Manufacturing Evidence from Italian Regions

Quatraro, Francesco - HAL - 2010

This paper elaborates a view on knowledge as a result of a combinatorial search activity, so as to investigate its effects on economic growth at the regional level. Empirical estimations corroborate the hypothesis that knowledge coherence and variety, besides the traditional measure of knowledge...

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Inflation and economic growth in Latin America: Some panel time-series evidence

Bittencourt, Manoel - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 2, pp. 333-340

In this paper we investigate the role of macroeconomic performance, mainly in terms of rates of inflation, in determining economic growth in four Latin American countries which suffered hyperinflationary bursts in the 1980s and early 1990s, but that also differ in terms of development levels....

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Economic growth and income distribution in Mexico: A cointegration exercise

Risso, W. Adrián; Punzo, Lionello F.; Carrera, Edgar … - In: Economic Modelling 35 (2013) C, pp. 708-714

The empirical evidence on the relationship between income inequality and economic growth is widely recognized and, now, there are rich databases for carry on panel-data type of analyses. However, time series studies for specific countries may be more attractive and yield revealing results. For...

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